As opening-round humiliations go, Leeds Rhinos’ 42-10 pasting at Warrington Wolves last Thursday was right up there.
It was a stuffing – signed, sealed and delivered by a Wolves side hungry for points after their worst campaign in Super League history last year. As Rohan Smith’s men capitulated in front of the live Sky cameras, it was easy to forget they had reached a Grand Final less than five months earlier.
The turnaround that Smith engineered after arriving at Headingley last May was quite staggering as the Rhinos went from no-hopers to title contenders.
